Caray, Caray!

Aloha everybody! First of all, thanks again to Chris for recapping last week's episode for me and thanks to the rest of you for recapping during the holidays. I was up quite late last night catching up on all the antics in Heridasville. Chris, I loved your detail about the chocolate "adult" party favors, nice touch!

Lead in from last night: Liliana crashes Alejandro's freedom fiesta at the very moment he and Miranda are about to kiss and make up. Miranda gives Liliana the stink eye.

Miranda thanks Liliana for all her hard work but tells her that her services will no longer be needed. Lil says "No no no, there is still a lot more work to do with Cesar and Bertha regarding Gonzalo's death...right Alejandro???" He squirms and more or less agrees with her, saying it would be imprudent to change lawyers at this stage of the game. Lil gloats behind her glass of bubbly. Miranda crosses her arms and says "OK Sure Fine but as of now Liliana will report only and exclusively to ME." She wants to see Al alone in the library.

The small victory has made Liliana bold and imprudent. She asks Al if Miranda is always this domineering, then proceeds to comment that Miranda lives in a crystal bubble, not the real world. Miranda should try earning her own living for just one day instead of being such a queen. Al finally sticks up for his wife. He says Lil is wrong, Miranda has worked the earth (in a clean, white gauze dress and espadrilles) with her own (perfectly manicured) hands; she has fought not only for her family but for the families of her hacienda. To him Miranda IS a queen and Lil should watch what she says.

Miranda fumes in the library and asks Al how long she has to put up with that cheeky lawyer. Now Al is on Lil's side and says without her he would never have been exonerated. They have a stupid argument. Miranda's phone rings, she answers and is suddenly very sweet, "Why hello, you need something? Oh wonderful, I'd love to, just tell me where and when. Big kiss to you too."

Al is jealous. Miranda says it was someone special but won't tell him who. She's all smiles and ushers him back to the celebration. He sighs, resigned to the fact that he's stuck between Bitch Rock and Bitch Hard Place.

Aha! Apparently it was Sofia who called Miranda. Miranda tells Fern in private that Sofia wants Miranda to attend the mini olympics at her school and Al is competing with her. She doesn't know what to think about Al playing the role of father with Sofia. Fernanda says it's a bad idea but she has no doubt that Al loves Miranda. Miranda says she only knows one thing, if Al can't make a decision about what he wants then she, Miranda, will make it.

I guess the boring lovebirds made up because now the entire family is laughing while Lil sulks in the corner. Fern approaches her and they exchange a few sarcastic words. Fern asks Lil what she would do to ensure her daughter's happiness. Lil says she'd take on the whole world of course. Fern says how wonderful that they understand each other because at the moment they are in a celebration that is 100 percent family and she doesn't want to see her daughter unhappy, got it abogada? Lil flips her hair and spins, clickety click click click, she sashays out on her spiky high heels. Say what you will about Lil, she's got that move mastered.

Amparo doesn't want Raul to go to Spain even though it's only for two years. It makes no sense to me but I think Amparo tells Carola that she (Amparo) wishes she (Carola) would go with Raul. At least Carola has a head on her shoulders (?!?!?!), not like that dimwit (points to Raul). I think Amparo's been chugging the vanilla extract. Francisco says he'll also miss Raul but the boy must have his own life. He points out that Amparo will probably eventually leave with Roman anyway. Amparo wails some more and asks what will Francisco do if she marries. He says he'll booze it up and hang out with the ladies, ha ha just kidding sis.

Huh? In the short time we visited with the Jimenez family Al and Miranda are mad again. Al asks Fern what's up with Miranda, she's locked in her room. He thinks Lil and Miranda are behaving like a couple of adolescents. Miranda is really pissing him off and why did Fernanda kick his lawyer out of the house? Au contraire, Fernanda says she "explained" that it was a family occasion and Liliana "understood" and left on her own.

Al tells Fern that he needs her to be a "margin of objectivity" between him and Miranda. Fern reminds him that Miranda is her daughter. He counters by telling her not to forget that Miranda is his wife. I fail to see the logic of how these could possibly be mutually exclusive but OK.

Pamela and Andrea arrive. Fern wants Pam to talk to Al.

Marisol, corruptress of young children, picks the young child Sofia up from school. Sofia is worried that her mom will be angry with her for calling Miranda. Marisol reassures Sofia that she did the right thing and if Sofia admits what she did to mommy then mommy might not let her see Al. Sofia says she wants Al to be her daddy. Marisol says it will be so; she's going to help her friend with this pesky Miranda business.

Have you noticed that this stupid episode is about nothing but Miranda's self-centered angst over that bitch Liliana, naughty Sofia, and her gigantic wimp of a husband?

Pam is at Miranda's door: "Let me in!"
Miranda: "I'm paralyzed with grief, I need to be alone!" Sniff, sniff.

Sanson calls Cesar and tells him his building is being watched. He keeps rubbing his neck, probably to signify that he's already got HIV-induced swollen lymph glands, or perhaps Cesar had the dog collar on just a bit too tightly.

Pam says her honeymoon was a dream come true. I guess there weren't any babes around for Luciano the horndog to pant over. Fern wishes her daughters could be as happy as Pam. Fat chance.

Pamela enters the library as Al hangs up his phone (someone wants to meet him). Pam asks Al how he is. He says nothing has changed except that he was found innocent. She asks why he and Miranda aren't celebrating this most important day. She advises him to dump Lil to save his marriage, she now has the wisdom of a married woman. Als says she's right, he's going to fix things right now, thanks Pamela. What in the hell just happened?

Oh goodie, Renata is talking to herself in the mirror. That usually means crazy things are going to happen. Blurry Mean Mirror Renata says Juan will never accept Cesar's baby. Non-Blurry Renata says the baby isn't Cesar's, it's hers and Juan's. Blurry snickers and tries to put doubt in Non-Blurry's heart. Fast Forward through Renata's flashback of doing the nasty with Cesar. Juan enters and asks what's the matter. "Will you love me forever? My baby too?" she asks. He reassures her that he will love her and her child forever. Kiss kiss.

Fernanda checks Julio's pulse and announces he needs a pacemaker. Wow, she's good.

Miranda, no longer paralyzed with grief, tells Pam she has a suspicion that is killing her. She's sure Sofia isn't taking Al to the mini olympics as her friend or uncle but rather as her father. However, raised as a motherless child she understands all too well how Sofia feels having only one parent. She lived it and understands Sofia better than Lil does.

Al is at Lil's house. He's an idiot. She is in a fit about Miranda and Fernanda ganging up on her. Marisol, holding Sofia in front of her, eavesdrops. Al says Lil is right, it's got to stop. "Great," says Lil, "we'll confront them and tell them we intend to continue working together." Al corrects her, when he said the situation had to stop he meant her employment, this will be the last time they see each other. Sofia runs out, hugs him and begs him not to leave them.

Sofia asks Al doesn't he love them anymore? He explains the nature of his and mommy's relationship as Lil sniffles off to the side. Sofia is distraught and says the mini olympics is for fathers only. Lil answers in that case she doesn't have to go to school. Sofia tells Al he's bad and she runs to her room. Lil says "Excuse me but I must go and reconstruct my daughter's shattered world." I'm not a parent but I suspect the grownups are handling this situation very badly.

Raul tries to comfort Amparo. Carola announces that she has thought things over and she's going to accompany Raul to Spain. Oh boy, a whole new country full of people to whom she can brag about her past as a whore!

Juan tells Renata that early tomorrow he'll take her in for a gynecological exam. "What for? she asks. He says he wants their child to have the best care that is offered. Renata seems suspicious, "Are you sure that's the only reason?" Juan asks what other reason could there be? He asks if she wants to go to Raul's goodbye thingie with him. She glances momentarily at her talking mirror of self doubt...then agrees to go.

Julio and Fernanda talk about his pacemaker operation. He wants to make arrangements to take care of Rebecca and sons in case, in case... Fabricio enters with little Enrique and immediately hands the baby to Rebecca. Julio gives him the news about his heart. Rebecca believes his deteriorated condition is due to Cesar and Bertha.

Fab says the time has come to denounce Cesar and Bertha. Fern says they are trying but so far they don't have enough hard evidence against them. Fab says he will denounce them himself...they were accomplices in his kidnapping!

"No puede ser!" cries Rebecca. Uh oh, somebody grab the baby. "I gave Cesar all my jewels for your ransom," she wails as she starts to teeter. Fab tells her that Cesar deliberately robbed her and she must denounce him too. Rebecca is impactada and falls onto the sofa before she can drop the baby.

Previews for tomorrow show Al and Sofia competing in (and probably winning) the mini olympics. Bad witches Liliana and Marisol look happy, Good Witches Miranda and Pamela look angry.

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